The Enugu state Police Command has released a photo of the woman who drilled a nail into the head of her 10-year-old housemaid, Nneoma Nnadi. A statement released by the Spokesperson of the state police command, Daniel Ndukwe Ikea, states that the woman, Ifeoma Ozougwu, 24, and her husband, Jude Ozougwu, 40, were arrested following credible information received July 2 alleging that a woman in Akonameze Street, Thinker’s Corner, Enugu, inflicted degrees of injuries on her minor female ward. Ikea said operatives of the Command swiftly moved to the area where they rescued Nneoma and arrested the couple. According to…
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Another round of Election of the Nigerian Bar Association is less than a month ahead and interested candidates are already jostling for the Office of the President of the Association. These include Mr. Dele Adesina SAN, Dr. Babatunde Ajibade SAN and Olumide Akpata ESQ. The leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association is very key to the fundamental issues of independence of the Judiciary, the advancement of the Legal Profession itself, and the sustenance of Constitutional Democracy In Nigeria. Recently, the general administration of justice in Nigeria has also faced contending issues of serious dimensions capable of eroding the trust and…
A Dubai resident who flaunted his extravagant lifestyle on social media has arrived in the United States to face criminal charges alleging he conspired to launder hundreds of millions of dollars from Business Email Compromise, BEC, frauds and other scams, including schemes targeting a U.S. law firm, a foreign bank and an English Premier League soccer club. Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, 37, a.k.a. “Ray Hushpuppi” and “Hush,” a Nigerian national, arrived in Chicago on Thursday evening after being expelled from the United Arab Emirates, UAE. Abbas made his initial U.S. court appearance in Chicago on Friday, and he is expected to…
The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of 6,618 senior Police Officers. This information is contained in a release by Head, Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani on Friday. The promotions according to him were one of the highpoints of the 8th Plenary Meeting of the Commission which spanned a period of three weeks, and ended on Wednesday, July 1st, 2020. The exercise was presided over by Commission Chairman, Musiliu Smith, retired Inspector General of Police. One Assistant Inspector General of Police, Olushola Oyebade currently at the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPSS, Jos, Plateau State was…
Funke Busari, Lagos A suspected cultist, Muiz Lawal, 21 is now cooling his knees in police custody even as he claimed he has chosen the path of crime to disgrace his grandfather, (names withheld) and to seek power to protect himself from intimidation. He was among 11 notorious suspected cultists paraded by Lagos State Police Commissioner, CP Hakeem Odumosu at the Lagos State Police Command Headquarters early this month. Lawal alias Intelligent Dove was arrested following violent claahes between rival cult members of Feemen, Kadara and Markets Streets of Denton area of Lagos State where weapons such as battle axe,…
Funke Busari, Lagos An ex-convict Adeniyi Ajayi, 27 confessed that he raped one of his victims during the COVID-19 lockdown in the Alagomeji area of Lagos State in April. He made the startling revelation to CASEFILE during the parade of suspects by Lagos State Police Commissioner, CP Hakeem Odumosu at the Lagos State Police Command Headquarters on Wednesday. The one-man ‘gang’ said that sooner than he left prison custody on the basis of theft charges, he returned to crime because he was not killed. “They should have wasted me, I meant they should have killed me because I learnt how…
The World Health Organization (WHO) acknowledged the need to engage faith with science in the fight against COVID-19. The Director General, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus said that faith and science should “go together” in the fight. Explaining further, Tedros Ghebreyesus said “We know many religious leaders who would really advise their followers to follow their faith and at the same time use science. The two do not contradict; they go together… We will call on all religious leaders to be in this fight and save lives,” he stated. This came to the fore when a Cameroonian journalist Simon Ateba of Today…
It was like a movie, watching the proceedings of the Ad Hoc Committee set up by the House of Representatives, to probe the hike of subscription rates by cable television service providers. The Committee had summoned the lameduck Nigeria Broadcasting Commission, NBC, which has for years unleashed a monopoly upon Nigerians, to milk us dry, without effective statutory regulation. NBC was asked to explain why DSTV and other cable service providers have blatantly and arrogantly refused to introduce pay as you view to their customers. For the avoidance of any doubt whatsoever, let me restate the status quo of this…
The immediate past Chairman of the All Progressives Congress Adams Oshiomhole said he has accepted the dissolution of the National Working Committee which he headed in good faith. He told journalists this at his home at the weekend, stating that his acceptance is a sign of his loyalty to President Muhammadu Buhari and the party. Oshiomole further said he has instructed his lawyers to withdraw the suit challenging his removal from office at the Supreme Court.
Daughter of the Delta State Governor, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa, has tested positive to the virus. This information was communicated on Friday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Olisa Ifeajika, that one of the children of the Governor tested positive to the virus. Ifeajika added, “Consequently, the Governor and his family members will immediately commence self-isolation for 14 days”. “It is again pertinent to stress that COVID-19 is real, and citizens are advised to be disciplined and comply with the protocols of wearing Face Masks and maintaining physical-distancing while in public places as well as basic hygiene…